SA L. Song of Songs. The ch•reh. A 15 • A rife, o Nmh,Andcomt, o South, Andb/,.,onmygArdtn, thAttht f}im thtrt~f mayflow out.- /tt my WtU btlwtdClmt 11 hirg.rden, •nd t~t hispleajitntftutt. I F I be a garden, asthoufayeft,(O my Saviour) then arife, 0 all yce foveraigne winds of the Spirit ofGod , and breath upon thiS garden of my foule, that the fweet odours ofthefemy plants may both be increafed, and may alfo be difperftd af.11'e and carried intothe noftrils ofmy Well· beloved: and fo l<t himcome in. to his ow~ garden (w~ich his own hand ~ath di~ged ·' planted, warred) and acce~t ofthe.fruit of t~at fctv1ce and pra1fe, wh1ch hdhallmable me to bnng forth to hiS Name. CHAP. V. CRRI sT. I. I Amcomthm my g~rdtn,my ftfler, my Sp••(t .- I gathtrtd "'Y Myrrh withmy{;ict; IAitnJ] Honywitb m] Hony-combt, I drdnkt "'1 wintwith mJ milkt .- w,o mJfrit•dl.- drinkt,andmAktJ'" m<rry ,oWtU-belwed• B • Ehold,according to thy ddire, I am comeinto my garden, 0 my fifter, my Spoufc; I have received rhofe fruits ofthine obedience which thou offcrcdft unto me, with much joy and pleafure, I have accept<d not on· ly ofthy good works,but thy erd:vours and purpofcsofholindfe, both 1vhich areaspleafaot w me,asthe Honyaod the Hooy-combe. I have allowed of. the chcerfulneffeofthy fervice,and the whokfomneffe of thy dofrrine. And ye, 0 C my friends,whether bkffed Angcls,or faithfull men,pamke with me in this joy arifing from rhe faithfulneffe ofmy Church: cheer up and fill your felves 0 my beloved,with the fame Spiritual\ dainties wherewith I am rofrdhed. The Church. 2. I jlttp,but "')heart wAktth.- it is thevo7c"f"'1 WtU-btlovtd thAt knDtktth,fayi•g, open•n" mtmy fifler ,my Lwe,my D•vc,,.y •nltfiitd.jormint head is fu//,f'Jew,andmJ lockr with the drops oftht night• .VVHenthe world h•d c•ft me into a rccurefleep.or 11umberrather(formy i heart wa< not utterly boreoved ofa rrue faith in my Saviour) even in \ this darknelfe ofmy minde, it pleafed my gracious Redeemer not ro D negleCt me; he come to mc,and knocked ofr, and called importunately at the door Id my heart,byhis word and challifements, and faid, Open the door oF rhy foule, o my fifter,my deare,chafte,comely, unfpotted Church: !erme come in, and lodge and dwell with ther, in my gracC'!i; fhuc out the world, and receive me wirh a more lively aCt, and renovationo!thy hirh.For loe, I havelong waited pltiently for this effect ofthy love, and have endured all the injuries bothof the night, and weather ofthy provoc3tions,tha~ I might atlaft enjoy thee. 1· I have putojfmJ ,..,_. h•w jbAII I p11t iton? I h•vt wafotdmJ fitt.- ho"' fo.U I dtftlt them? I anfwered himagoio,pleading excufes for my delay; Alas, Lord, I have now, E fined left my forward profdlion ofthee, avoided ogreat number ofcares and forrow«: mu it I t2kerhem up again to follow thee~ I have lived clean from the foile of thefeevils: and Ou\1 I now thru!l: my fclfeinro danger ofrhem ~ 4· v"-IJ Wtfl.btlovcdput his hAndfrom tht bolt •f tht dms And"'J ~owtlsJt4rntd ttJPArd{;im. I When my Saviour beard this unkindanfwer ofdelay,he let his hand fall from the key. hole,which he had thus before wirhout fuccclfe laboured about; and withdrew I himfdl fromfoliciting meany mor<: whereupon my heart& bowels yearned within mefor him, and for the remorfe ofmy fo long forellowing his admittanc-e unto me. ~· I
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